Kate Saunders is an English author, actress, and journalist whose works delve into a diverse range of themes. Her writing style is characterized by keen observation and engaging storytelling, offering readers a unique perspective on the human experience. Saunders explores the complexities of relationships and societal issues through her thoughtful and often humorous prose. Her work resonates with readers for its candor and depth.
The exciting companion to THE WHIZZ POP CHOCOLATE SHOP. A secret government department, once again, needs the magical help of Oz and Lily in a desperate mission. The children must travel back in time to the height of the Blitz. Can they defeat some very dangerous supernatural creatures and save London's famous cathedral from destruction by fire?
When Flora falls asleep on the train, she doesn't expect to wake up in 1935 . . . The last thing Flora wants is to go to boarding school, and things get a lot worse when she is sent through time to get there! Suddenly she is forced to be a well-behaved, old-fashioned schoolgirl or she will spend every day in detention. She must mind her manners, speak French at breakfast, play hockey and do maths without a calculator. Yet Flora has plenty to teach her classmates, as she alone has the foresight to save them all from history.
How does it feel to be so lonely that the lice infesting your body provide relief from your solitude? How does it feel to be so hungry that you chew at the leather of your shoes until within days there is nothing left? Kate Saunders explores the lives of prisoners who have undergone such experiences in the Chinese laogai, the largest system of forced labor camps in the world.
Cat receives a magical stone from her father, but trouble brews in the feline world as the Blessed Sardine, a symbol of their nationhood, has vanished. Only a small marmalade cat named Cat can embark on the quest to find it.
The story follows Jane as she embarks on a summer vacation with a peculiar new friend. As they navigate their time together, Jane discovers the quirks and secrets that make her friend's life unique. This journey not only deepens their friendship but also challenges Jane's perceptions and understanding of what it means to be different. Themes of acceptance, adventure, and self-discovery are woven throughout their experiences, making for a captivating exploration of friendship and individuality.
There's trouble on the planet of Yule-1, the real home of Father Christmas . Once again Jake and Sadie are transported to a place where elves and reindeer are their friends and everything is about getting ready for Christmas, the best holiday of the year.
M.C. Beaton meets Miss Marple in the second book in the charming Laetitia Rodd Mysteries, which sees Kate Saunders' Victorian lady detective on the hunt for a missing Oxford scholar who is soon to be the heir to a fortune It is 1851 and Laetitia Rodd is enjoying a well-earned holiday when she receives an urgent request for her services. Wealthy businessman Jacob Welland implores Mrs. Rodd to find his beloved brother, a brilliant Oxford scholar who took to wandering the countryside and one day simply failed to return. The last sighting was in a gypsy camp ten years before - where it was rumoured he was learning great secrets that would one day astound the world. Mrs. Rodd travels to Oxford and begins her search for the wandering scholar. But as the investigation unfolds, she discovers something sinister is lurking in this peaceful landscape.
In Edwardian England a vow of friendship is a thing of innocence. Even when tested by the passionate militancy of the suffragette movement or the rigorous demands of the Season, the bonds between Rory, Eleanor, Jenny and Francesca hold fast. But nothing can withstand the onslaught of World War I.
Before this last adventure ends, all will be changed, and the two younger children will have seen the Great War from every possible viewpoint - factory- workers, soldiers and sailors, nurses and the people left at home, and the war's impact will be felt right at the heart of their family.
Welcome to the most magical house in London, Oz and Lily's family have inherited it together with the mysterious shop downstairs. Long ago, its famous chocolate-makers were clever sorcerers. Now evil villains are hunting the secret of their greatest recipe. The terrifying power of this magic chocolate could destroy the world. The children are swept into a thrilling battle, helped by an invisible cat, a talking rat and the ghost of an elephant. Suggested level: primary
